St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-31
THEY DON'T LIKE HIM.
Mail Clerks Kick Against Their
Chief Clerk,

To the Editor of the Globe.
Will you kindly give publication to
a few observations on the mail route
service as managed by the chief clerk
with headquarters in st. Paul. The
feeling of dissatisfaction among mail
boys under him is widespread. Aside
from all occasional comment like this,
people hardly have casual knowledge
of quitting it most mildly the annoying
condition into which his superior dis
cipline" has placed this branch of the
postal service. After few criticisms
OF his management reached print he
found himself sadly on the defensive,
and few weeks ago eyinced the unique
nerve of publishing in your paper a
very special viudication in the shape of
few concentrations, most of which
came from the mouths of those under
his bidding or from other mail officials
outside of the need or desire to look into
matters in his particular department.
The mail boys do not ask public SYM
pathy to go to them especially
and notice their many hours and
irksome work and so On, but they
do ask the chance to occasionally place
before those who like fair play Speci-
men of chronic diSagreeableness i'm the
service that keeps running along in the
even tenor of its contemplate way with
the prospects of its removal discour-
agingly distant. We would not
ask for his removal on the
ground of offensive partisanship." On
the contrary, we would humbly Suggest
to the powers that be that his forced
resignation be laid on the ground which
he can comfortably stand upon, viz: A
of Inn fnr 1paor %l,.,
which, under the guiSe of ''strict dis
cipline," has been but the constant ere
ating of complaints and venting well
covered spleenS against any whom his
whimS or narrOwneSS fail to take to; i'm
short, he is offensive" rather to man
hood than to ''partiSanship." Out of the
about Seventy-five mail clerks coming
into this city under his supervision,
there are at least fifty who would cheer
fully sign any document that might help
his exit to the land of the Theebaws,
or any other region where men decay
and stupidity grows, as fit official to
rule over one of the provinces. AS we
said, the objections to him do
not reach his politics. for
man can be an ardent Re
superior at the same time. The present
like his predecessor, Capt. Bean, who
was all threel. Fifty men being in
clined to profanity every time they
meet this man, then either of two things
must be fact-that the boys are all
naturally bent towards swear language
or that this official is a specially desery-
ing target for each to vent his own
grievance against. This chief clerk may
have the theories of discipline correctly
outlined On paper, but his practical APP
plication of them hardly keeps up, far
from improving the service. For the
men who work for Uncle Sam hardly
differ from those in the employment of
individuals. And in any work if a man
gets lowering glance for recognition,
grunt instead of reply and snarl by
way of advice, he is not quite put into
vein of cheerful attention. We would
conclude by remarking that list en-
bracing at least fifty OF the men under
him can be obtained and printed certi-
flying to the calm disgust in which they
hold him as an official whilst waiting
his disappearance from the service. Re-
spectfuily signed by
A FEW OF THE FIFTY.